3 men in South Carolina in South Carolina, accused of bribes and bribes

Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday that three members of the city council in the third largest number of its doors in the city of South Carolina accepted bribes and bribes to grant the grant funds and Rezone Land or lied about what they know.

The charges against the men of the North Charleston Jerome Hyouard, Sandino Musa and Mike A.

Heyward received $ 40,000 kicks from two non -profit organizations in exchange for guidance for them as part of a $ 1.3 million grant to fight armed violence in northern Charleston, according to court documents.

Heyward and Brown was part of a plan from a boat maker to return Renzone Land on the Ashley River in North Charleston, which was previously a hospital and before that fertilizer factory for sale to the boat manufacturer. The company offered to build a garden but also wanted a factory on the site.

Prosecutors said that the men of the council accepted Al -Rashawi to try to re -pass it and at that time the FBI was listening to Hyouard’s invitation, as Brown hunted, saying that he was annoyed that it took a long time to get his money because he needed to pay the price of his son’s wedding.

The discrimination plan has been rejected.

Moses also took funds to support revision reinstalization. He brought her back, but he lied to the show and what he knew about his colleagues from the council men to take them, according to the shipping documents.

Heyward is accused of blackmail, bribery and fraud in wires. Brown is charged with bribery and fraud, and Moses was charged with lying to federal investigators.

“The American lawyer in South Carolina Brock Andrews is acting.

Heyward’s lawyer did not comment on Wednesday. The other council men and their lawyers did not respond immediately. North Charleston officials said Hyouard and Moses resigned from the council.

“In this case, the allegations describe a deep betrayal of confidence,” Andrews told a news conference. “These council members used their sites not to serve their societies, but to enrich themselves.”

North Charleston is the third largest city in South Carolina with about 125,000 people. Mayor Rigi Burgis thanked the FBI and state investigators for their work to ensure that the population remained sure of the government of their city. He said that the city was completely cooperated with the investigation.

“Transparency and accountability remain the basic principles of this administration, and we welcomed this review as a necessary step to support these standards,” said Burgis.